Colombia women's national rugby union team

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Colombia
Nickname(s)Las Tucanes
Union Colombian Rugby Federation
Head coachLuis Pedro Achard
CaptainLeidy Soto
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First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current29 (as of 15 July 2024)
Highest25 (2023)
First international
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 28–7 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg
( Medellín, Colombia; 25 August 2019)
Biggest win
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 96–0 Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
( Medellín, Colombia; 15 June 2024)
Biggest defeat
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 64–3 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg
( Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 21 October 2023)

The Colombia women's rugby team (also known by their nickname Las Tucanes) represents Colombia in women's Rugby union internationally.

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History

Colombia's Development XV's team played two matches against Venezuela in San Cristóbal, Venezuela on the 21 and 23 November 2014. They won both games 30–0 and 25–5. [1]

On 25 August 2019 Colombia beat Brazil 28–7 in Medellín, Colombia. [2]

Colombia kept their Rugby World Cup 2021 dreams alive after they beat Brazil 23–19 in their Sudamérica face-off. [3] [4] [5] They advanced into the next stage of qualification for the World Cup in a South America/Africa play-off against Kenya. [6] They defeated Kenya 16–15 and earned a spot at a repechage tournament that will decide the final team to qualify for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. [7] [8] Colombia defeated Kazakhstan 18–10 in their semifinal match. [9] They lost to Scotland in their Final Qualification Tournament and missed out on qualifying for the World Cup. [10] [11]

2023

Colombia and Brazil had official test matches in 2023, as part of the South American region’s qualifying matches for the 2025 Rugby World Cup. [12] In 2023, Sudamérica Rugby, with funding from World Rugby, organised the first women's fifteens tournament for the region, the 2023 Americas Rugby Trophy, was hosted in Brazil. [13] [14] The tournament saw Colombia face Brazil, and a development team from the United States. [13] [14]

Colombia played Brazil twice on the 5 and 9 July 2023 in Medellín, for a place in the WXV 3 competition. [15] [16] Colombia defeated Brazil and won on aggregate points to secure a spot in the inaugural WXV 3 as South America 1. [17] They lost all their matches and will now face the Netherlands to decide who returns to the WXV 3 competition in 2024. [18]

2024

Luis Pedro Achard was appointed to oversee the men's and women's national teams. [18] On 15 June 2024, Colombia handed Trinidad and Tobago their biggest defeat when they met at Estadio Cincuentenario in Medellín, when they ran in 15 unanswered tries to end the game 96–0. [19]

Colombia played Brazil in the first South American qualifier for the Women’s Rugby World Cup on 29 June 2024. [20] [21] They failed to qualify for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England after losing to Brazil 13–34 in Asunción, Paraguay. [22] [21]

Records

(Full internationals only, updated to 29 June 2024)

Rugby: Colombia internationals 2019-
OpponentFirst gamePlayedWonDrawnLostPercentage
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2019760185.71%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 202310010%
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 202310010%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 20221100100%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2021210150%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 202410010%
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 202210010%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 20241100100%
Summary20191590660%

Players

Colombia named their 30-player squad on 21 September 2023 for the inaugural WXV 3 tournament that will take place in Dubai. [23] [24]

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Camila Cardona ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Carolina Naranjo ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Daniela Roman ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Tatiana Delgado ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Gisel Gómez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Leidy Garcia ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
María Cortes ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Natalia Caycedo ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Velentina Yepes ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Angie Manyoma ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Tatiana Hernandez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Paola Delgado ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Sara Vélez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Silvia Olave ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Sofía Granados ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Camila Lopera ?? (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 28)[[]]
Isabel Ramirez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Juliana Soto ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Laura Gutierrez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Maribel Mestra ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Melisa Rios ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Stefanía Sarmiento ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Valentina Álvarez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Valeria Cuartas ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Ángela Alzate ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Luisa Zurique ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
María Arzuaga ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Andrea Ramirez ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Natalia Barajas ?? {{{age}}}[[]]
Alejandra Villota ?? {{{age}}}[[]]

Coaches

NameYears
Lissete Martinez?–2023
Luis Pedro Achard2024–

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